*I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* "White Christmas" republishes two stories first published in 1987 and 1988: "Woman Hater" – When her boss communicates to Nicole White that he'll be spending a month in his family house in Montana and asks her to go with him, she tries her best to dodge it but eventually she agrees to going with him. And when she meets his brother, Winthrop Christopher, Nicole finds herself strangely attracted to him. Winthrop is known for his despise for the opposite sex, after being rejected by his girlfriend in the past, but there is something about Nicole that attracts him... This story had a lot of potential, two characters, very hurt in the past, and determined to be alone, meet and end up falling in love and convince each other to give love another chance. It could have been very good. But it wasn't. Maybe it's because it's been published more than 25 years ago and the story is dated, but there were too many details that irked me and made me not like the story at all... Where to begin? Maybe with the protagonist, Nicole. Am I supposed to believe a rich and neglected girl, raised in abundance, with two neglecting parents and who had a boyfriend is a virgin? I have nothing against virgin protagonists as long as the explanation is plausible and this one just wasn't... Of course the girl simply melts with Winthrop's advances and becomes completely silly when she seemed so decided and determined in the beginning. Winthrop is only slightly better. I understand where his hatred for women came from, after what he went through, the contrary would be weird. And I understand his reluctance in accepting his feelings for Nicole, but that ending ruined it for me... Not even the hotter scenes redeemed it because we don't get the denouement. Oh well, I did like the secundary characters, Winthrop's brother and the housekeeper that has brilliant lines. Oh, and the only thing Christmassy about it is the fact that it ends on Christmas Eve... "The Humbug Man" - Maggie Jeffries became a widow before she gave birth to her son Blake. Ten years later, she's spending the Holidays at her father-in-law's ranch while she tries to figure out what to do next. Tate Hollister is her neighbour and the most unlikable man she's ever met. Which, of course, makes her try particularly hard to provoke him. If only Blake wasn't so infatuated with the man, she could avoid him in the little time she's going to spend there. But then Blake gets lost and Maggie turns to Tate to find and rescue him. Maggie and Blake have no other choice but to move to Tate's house because Blake has a broken leg and the heating in their house isn't working. And as she spends more time with Tate and begins to know him, Maggie realizes there is a motive for his behaviour. And you can feel the attraction between them. I liked this story better, even though it is also dated. Once again, the end was my least favorite part.